Kotliarevskyi Museum-Estate

If you are familiar with Kotliarevskyi’s work, have read Natalka Poltavka and Eneida, or simply enjoy Ukrainian poetry, be sure to discover more facts about the writer’s life and works by visiting his estate in Poltava. The Kotliarevskyi house-museum was opened in 1969. However, the house itself was built back in the 1700s. On the grounds of the museum complex are: the house-museum, a well with a crane, a garden, a shed and a storeroom.

After the poet’s death, in the postwar years, the estate was in a neglected state. Only in 1969 did restoration work begin to rebuild it. The house contains many memorial items from the 17th century, including a painting by a Flemish artist.

The memorial plaque next to the house bears an inscription that reminds contemporaries how unique the Ukrainian lands are, from which many well-known cultural figures came, who made a significant contribution to the cultural heritage of our people.

Interesting facts:

• Ivan Kotliarevskyi bought the house together with the land in 1751. Since then, the house was inherited by descendants for decades.
• Kotliarevskyi’s house was restored according to drawings by T. Shevchenko, which he made in 1845.
• The house has an antique round table, at which Kotliarevskyi sat and wrote Eneida.